Wednesday, June 4, 2008
I Need Sleep
I'm not sure how all of you out there with twins are still sane, unless they were sleeping through the night by 4 months. I am not sleeping through the night and I would pay someone lots of money if I could. The book mentioned in the previous post was helpful, but I had high hopes of my child sleeping through the night by now. Two nights ago she slept 8.5 hours straight...a record! And I was exstatic, and very hopeful for the trend to continue. My hopefulness was deflated when Mira got up after only sleeping for 3 hours last night (she went back to sleep after eating, but she can clearly go longer between feedings). Sigh. When, Lord, will I get more sleep??? I feel no more rested than I did when she was two months old, and no more rested in the morning than I did before I went to sleep the night before. I. Am. Tired. Very...very...tired. Oh, and to make it even better, Mira will no longer take a bottle. Nuts. She was a bottle champ when we had to supplement for two months, but once I started feeding her every two hours I stopped giving her a bottle. I had no idea she would stop taking it all together! So it's not like Abe can even help out by giving her a bottle at night (we tried). It's all me...all the time. Which sort of starts to bring tears to my eyes because, well, I'm tired.
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Just remember that this is only for a season...it WILL end! I promise! You have to keep telling yourself that! I remember J.J. being almost 4 months old and still not sleeping through the night...I had to keep reminding myself that he WOULD sleep through the night eventually. I so remember how tired you can get. And I also don't require as much sleep as the normal human, so for me to be completely exhausted took a LOT! But it will be over soon, I promise! And then I'll get to start it! Wee-ha!
I am so sorry that you aren’t able to get any rest. I’ll keep you and your shut eye problem in my prayers. I am available all day long if you ever want to chit chat, cry, vent, or have someone remind you of the shiny side. XOXO.
Aw Gina,
I'm so sorry, but believe me...she will sleep soon! I remember feeling desperate & exhausted like you...and I remember thinking...that I felt chained to my chair...where I fed Jonas...with the sole purpose of providing milk...much like a cow....all night every night...but let me reassure you - this phase should be a relatively short one. Mira is growing & developing & with all of those changes come restlessness. You'll be through it soon!!! PS - If she decides to take a bottle, let me know & I can always come babysit over night one night so you and Abe can both sleep!
GINA!
Lets get together! I am so sorry you are TIRED... I can imagine that the feeling of exhaustion is getting old, very very old.
Call me!
Oh, friend. I am sorry. I will be praying for you.
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